Summer Sewing Fun
We have lots of really fantastic Summer Sewing tutorials in our archives! Here are some of our favorites… For more fun check out the full tutorial archive.
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definitely looking to make the ruffle skirt.
Oooh. Fun. Thanks for the tutorials. I will check them out!
All these photos for the tutorials are making me wish for sunny days. When will the sun come here?…
Lots of great projects! Thanks for the links!
Thanks for the reminder about these great tutorials!
Thank you for this awesome list of tutorials (and the chance to win a prize)!
Aw, the “Leisurely” Dress is so cute! Perfect for my little ones.
Oh these are great tutorials, not just for summer.
Great projects! I’ve been meaning to try the super simple nightie tutorial for agggeeeess. I’ll get around to it eventually!
Thanks for pointing these out – nice!
Oh my, I want to try all of these…they all look like fun- plus they’re really cute.
Oh I love that picnic quilt! The colours are so fabulous!
I love summer!…funny fabrics and colours,light clothes,…I like the summer top.
What a great reminder of project ideas for Summer sewing.
Oh so many fun ideas! My sewing “to-do” list is so long already!
Thanks for the reminder! I had forgotten about some of these goodies!
Wow what nice collection of tutorials – thanks.
A blanket with rock pockets is a great idea!
The quilted garden tote looks like a good project to do.
THese ideas make me happy that it’s summer! (well, technically, *almost* summer!)
I really love the quilts in this list, and I’ve been wanting to make that summer top for a while now! I may have to get out the sewing machine this weekend!!
Thanks for the recap. Some were ones I remembered and some are new to me.
Thanks for rounding up these cute tutorials!
great projects!
Thank you so very much for sharing these wonderful patterns!!! Instead of cleaning today, I think I may sew a wonderful summer shirt for myself. Or maybe shorts for the kids… Thank you!
Thanks for reminding me of great tutorials!
The ruffle skirt has been my favorite since I first saw it here on Sew Mama Sew. I can’t tell you how many I have made.
oh, just love the garden tote. I have a friend who’d love it too. going to make it for her ~ she’s quite the gardener!
Ooh I love the bandana shorts! I’ll have to try to make them for my son!
Thank you so much for all the hard work you do for the online quilting community. I really enjoy reading your blog and look forward to all your creative efforts. Thanks!
I need a picnic quilt! thanks for reminding me!!
The quilted garden tote would be wonderful to give my mama!
I’ve been looking for a summer top, this one’s perfect!! I think I’ll have to make a ruffle skirt, too.
Thanks for the reminders of what’s in the archives! I’d forgotten about those cute girls dresses! =)
I am definitely making a picnic quilt! Thanks for the chance.
Oh, I might just have to make the fit for a princess picnic quilt.
Those picnic quilts are great! I might try one!
i thought i had read all of your posts, but that last top looks new to me. yeah for new tutorials!
The pool robe’s great!
Love the picnic quilt!
need to get a picnic quilt going!
Wow, I would love to make that quilt. It looks rather difficult for a beginner, but maybe I can try it in a mug rug or placemat version first.
So much great summer sewing! Why isn’t summer longer so I can do more of it?
I hope to make the “Undaunted Boatneck Top” this weekend!
I like the pool robe.
I’m making a super simple nightie right now! I’m thinking the summer top is next…
I’m going to check out the nightie and the tank patterns. Great list!
great resources, thank you
I can see a few summer tops coming my way!!!!
How do you always read my mind, SMS?! I was just thinking about making a pair of bandana pants last night but couldn’t remember one of the steps. Thanks again!
There’s some great ones on here. I may have to sit down sometime this week and go over this list. Oh! I mean NEXT WEEK! It’s Friday already!
thanks for collecting these great tutorials and bringing them to our attention more than once. Sometimes my memory is a bit short, but I find them both useful and inspiring!
Rebecca
some of those are definitely going on my list!
I made a “mu mu” version of the super simple nightie, last summer. LOVE it!!! Wear it all summer for cool comfort.
I’m in the midst of making the “Fit for a Princess” quilt – my first real quilt project. I’m very excited!
Great cushion tutorial – might give it a try!
Love the garden tote…
debbebennett at yahoo dot com
I’m going to have to try the summer shirt! I haven’t made clothing for myself since I was a teenager, though…so this could get pretty interesting ;-p
Such great projects. I love the picnic blanket with the rock pockets.
Thanks for this! I am going to make those cushions and maybe that cute skirt!
the nightie tute has caught my eye, thanks for the round-up!
Wow, I suddenly have my work cut out for me. Thanks for these!
Although I’m a beginner sewer and have it to dare try my first garment, I’m loving the summer top. I might just have to go for it.
oh, so nice ! thanks for sharing, I love the tent !
Can’t wait to give some of these a try!
Love it! Am going to make the nightie top now!
The pool robe looks great for wearing back to the car when we leave the beach this summer. How did I miss the original post on that one? It’s on the list.
That reminds me… I still haven’t made that nighty that I’ve had book marked for so long now!
I must have missed the portable cushion tutorial in the past. Thank you for reposting, the cushions will come in handy this summer.
I need to get started on that pool robe! So cute!
I should make a couple of those ruffle skirts or plain without the ruffle with a maternity band. Perfect for those hot summer days!
Great tutorials !
Especially like the quilted garden bag….
that would be a good Farmer’s Market bag !
All are wonderful projects! Where to begin…..
I love the summer dresses for little girls! I see some of those in my future….
I had missed some of these thanks for the recap!
I’m particularly drawn to the ruffle skirt and summer top. They look like they’d be fun and quick! Your archives are such a great resource.
I love the portable cushions..those are really cute!!
Love the idea of rock pockets!
Love the garden tote, but it’s too pretty to put dirty garden tools into! I will definitely try to add the ruffled skirt to my list of things to do. Very cute & comfie looking.
I want to them all, starting with the princess picnic quilt!
I really like the summer shirt–I’ve been thinking about trying out some shirring!
That book looks great
I love the nightie tutorial. I may have to make a few in different color. And some for my sister!
Always a good resource!
I would love to try the insulated picnic tote!
I love those cushions! I think I will make some for my bench!
Lovely skirt! Time to get crafty this summer.
Cheers!
The summer top looks cute!
The piping how to for cushions was exactly what i needed to learn. I want to make a cushion for my front bay window & this really came in handy!
cool projects. look like fun. thanks.
I remember seeing most of these at one time or another throughout the years-but for some reason the ruffle skirt has really caught my eye this time! Gonna have to make one…
My kids would love that tent! Thank you.
Like the skirt for summer
Adorable summertime projects. Makes my foot ache to push on the sewing machine peddle.
Donna K. from N. TX
http://www.quiltingbeargal.blogspot.com
Thank you for posting this! I made several of the leisure dresses last year, and that to has caught my eye this time!
I’ve been reading sewing blogs and it makes me really want to get started!! Augh!
I love all the cool summer items! Now I can do some sewing for my family.
Oh, the childs tent is fantastic!
So many great projects, now where do I start, hmmm…
The ruffle skirt tute is so user friendly – easy and simple!
Deborah
homemakerhoney @gmail .com
Love all the goodies you have been posting.
Love these projects! I did the cushion tut for my outdoor furniture a couple years ago!
I think I’ll make some cushions. Also great opportunity to learn how to make my own bias tape.
Wonderful tutorials! Thanks!
LOVE that ‘undaunted’ top! Would love to try that–
SO many awesome tutes in that list and those we’ve seen this week. I think it might be Fall before anyone could get through half of them. I don’t know where everyone gets such awesome ideas. I am horrible at making new things like these.
I love the towel used as a beach/bath wrap. Of course, there are many others on my “must make soon” list I’ve created too.
I love the blanket with rock pockets! Erin’s tutorial makes quilting sound so simple to the novice!
summer is sew much fun!
Love that summer top!
I see here some great ideas to keep quilting during the summer months. But first, let me teach myself some quilting basics before moving onto larger projects as the ones shown in this post.
I’m going to make the picnic blanket. Rock pockets? Brilliant!
Wow, I love the ruffle skirt. I want to make one NOW!
Wonderful tutorials. Thanks so much for sharing!
Love all the summer projects! They all look so cool and refreshing!
Finishing up a summer top and thinking of making the ruffle top next. If only I had more time…
oooh….. I just now saw the summer boatneck top – that would be lovely to wear during market days here in steamy Virginia – off to find some fabrics in my stash,,,and then on to buy some elastic thread – always love a new challenge!
The quilted tote is the next project for me! Love the linen look!
I love that ruffle skirt! One of these days I’m going to get up the courage to attempt to make one for myself!
I made the ruffle skirt when it was first posted, and it’s a great, fun project.
Can’t wait to make the quilted picnic blanket!! Thanks
Love that ruffle skirt. I need some more.